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Missouri is considering making it a felony to jack up temporary healthcare staffing prices during a statewide or national emergency. It's one of at least 14 states looking to reel in travel nurse costs.
Pay for travel nurses rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some hospitals have accused staffing agencies of price gouging. They're asking states to act.
At least 14 states are looking to reel in travel nurse costs, after many hospitals struggled to pay for needed staffers earlier in the pandemic.
As hospitals struggle to retain nurses, they’re increasingly being forced to hire workers from staffing agencies to fill needed positions, driving costs to unprecedented and unsustainable levels, health system executives say. Hospitals are augmenting their employed nursing staff with traveling nurses who are contracted by various hospitals, often located more than 50 miles from their home.
As hospitals struggle to retain nurses, they’re increasingly being forced to hire workers from staffing agencies to fill needed positions, driving costs to unprecedented and unsustainable levels, health system executives say. Hospitals are augmenting their employed nursing staff with traveling nurses who are contracted by various hospitals, often located more than 50 miles from their home.